Improve wording in exception message of NoSuchBeanDefinitionException

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https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/blob/22ecab5aab80eb09a3e099264fb4bece8f860558/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/DefaultListableBeanFactory.java#L2294C1-L2296

Shouldn't it read "expected at least 1 bean THAT qualifies . . ." (instead of "which")?

[sbrannen]

Shouldn't it read "expected at least 1 bean THAT qualifies . . ." (instead of "which")?

It could, but it doesn't have to.

Regarding "that vs. which" and restrictive clauses, we don't have any concrete rules and tend to use both interchangeably. In other words, we effectively agree with the Merriam-Webster Dictionary of English Usage.

We conclude that at the end of the 20th century, the usage of which and that—at least in prose—has pretty much settled down. You can use either which or that to introduce a restrictive clause—the grounds for your choice should be stylistic—and which to introduce a nonrestrictive clause.